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Ionic and Covalent Nomenclature Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct name for the compound NaCl?

a)

Sodium Chloride

b)

Sodium Chlorate

c)

Chlorine Sodium

d)

Sodium Chlorideate

2.

What is the correct name for the compound CO2?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon trioxide

c)

Carbon tetrachloride

d)

Carbon monoxide

3.

What is the correct formula for the compound potassium iodide?

a)

KIO2

b)

KI

c)

KIO

d)

K2I

4.

What is the correct formula for the compound dinitrogen pentoxide?

a)

N2O3

b)

N2O5

c)

N3O7

d)

NO2

5.

What is the correct name for the compound MgSO4?

a)

Magnesium sulfate

b)

Magnesium sulfite

c)

Magnesium sulfide

d)

Manganese sulfate

6.

What is the correct name for the compound PCl5?

a)

Phosphorus pentachloride

b)

Phosphorus trichloride

c)

Phosphorus hexachloride

d)

Phosphorus heptachloride

7.

What is the correct formula for the compound sulfur hexafluoride?

a)

S6F

b)

SF4

c)

SF5

d)

SF6

8.

What is the correct formula for the compound carbon tetrachloride?

a)

C4Cl

b)

CCl3

c)

CCl2

d)

CCl4

9.

What is the correct name for the compound NH4OH?

a)

Ammonium oxide

b)

Ammonium hydroxide

c)

Ammonia hydroxide

d)

Nitrogen hydroxide

10.

What is the correct name for the compound H2SO4?

a)

nitric acid

b)

phosphoric acid

c)

hydrochloric acid

d)

sulfuric acid

11.
When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a:
a)
positive ion
b)
negative ion
c)
neutral ion
d)
neutral atom
12.
How are covalent bonds explained?
a)
When one atom takes the other atom's electron
b)
When the atom shares an electron with an another atom
c)
When the two nucleus merge
d)
When the neutrons leave the nucleus
13.
Ionic bonds exist between a metal with a non-metal.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Valence electrons are transferred

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

15.
Magnesium (Mg) and Oxygen (O) form an ________ bond.
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Metallic
d)
Nothing
16.

Valence electrons are shared

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

17.

The chemical bond between a non-metal and another non-metal will be a ________ bond.

a)

metal

b)

ionic

c)

covalent

d)

polar

18.
Elements in Group 1 lose one electron to form ions with a(n) _________________ charge.
a)
1+
b)
2+
c)
0
d)
1-
19.
How many electrons are needed in the outer energy levels of an atom to be stable?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
20.
What is a valence electron?
a)
The sum of neutrons and protons.
b)
The # of electrons in the last shell.
c)
A type of bond.
d)
A popular compound.
21.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
22.
What is one way to recognize a transition metal?
a)
If it has a roman numeral
b)
it says that it is a transition metal
c)
you cant recognize it
d)
it has 4 elements
23.
Name the compound using appropriate rules:
FeCl3
a)
Chloride Iron
b)
Iron III Chloride
c)
Chloride III Iron
d)
I have no clue
24.

What is the name of the following formula: Cu3N

a)

copper nitride

b)

copper (iii) nitride

c)

copper (i) nitride

d)

copper (iii) nitrogen (i)

25.

When naming ionic compounds with transition metals you need to include roman numerals to show the _____ of the metal..

a)

atomic number

b)

mass number

c)

charge

d)

ionization energy

26.
Name that Ion
Cu+2
a)
Iron(III)
b)
colbalt(II)
c)
copper(II)
d)
cadmium
27.
What is the formula for manganese(III) oxide?
a)
MgO
b)
Mg2O3
c)
MnO
d)
Mn2O3
28.
The name of Al₂(SO₄)₃ is
a)
aluminum sulfur oxide
b)
aluminum sulfate
c)
aluminum trisulfate
d)
aluminum (III) sulfate
29.

What is the formula for:

a)

MnBr2

b)

Mn1Br2

c)

Mn2Br

d)

Br2Mn

30.

What is the formula for:

a)

KS2

b)

S2K

c)

SK2

d)

K2S

31.

What is the name of SnO2

a)

Tin Oxide

b)

Tin (iv) Oxide

c)

Tin (ii) oxide

d)

Tin Peroxide

32.

The formula for Copper (1) Sulfide is...

a)

Cu1S2

b)

CuS

c)

Cu1S

d)

Cu2S

33.

The formula for Chromium (III) Selenide is...

a)

Cr2Se3

b)

Cr3Se2

c)

Cr3S

d)

CrS

34.
What is the correct formula for aluminum nitrate?
a)
AlN
b)
AlNO3
c)
Al(NO2)3
d)
Al(NO3)3
35.
What is the correct formula for magnesium hydroxide?
a)
MgO
b)
MgOH
c)
MgOH2
d)
Mg(OH)2
36.
What's the name of the compound NH4NO?
a)
nitrogen hydrogen oxygen
b)
ammonium nitrite
c)
nitrogenous water
d)
ammonium nitrate